10 of my Favorite Books of 2022

I read a lot of books this year, which is surprising to me as I feel like every year my struggle to read is worse than the year before. This year I read 65 books. I was pleasantly surprised, especially when we went on vacation for two weeks. A lot of the books were okay, …

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7 Books I’d Want on a Desert Island

The question of what books would you have if you were on a stranded island (and all its variants) is always a little weird because it’s presuming you got stranded here by accident due to a wreck or something, so why would you be sitting here reading when you need to be out there surviving …

15 Favorite Books

I forgot that today was National Book Lover’s Day. You would have thought I’d remember that since I work at a library and we had a couple things going on today. We passed out cupcakes with mini books in it that a couple of employees made. We also had a book swap where people brought …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set in a Place I’d love to Visit

I always forget about top ten Tuesday, mainly because some of the prompts I don’t like. Yesterday I read a blog post participating in this week’s prompt and I really liked it so I decided to write my own response. Obviously today is Wednesday as I’m writing this so I’m a day late, but it …

12 Favorite Movies With Tom Hanks.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 27: Actor Tom Hanks arrives at the Premiere of Universal Pictures' 'Larry Crowne' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors of all time. I don't know why I enjoy his movies, I just think …

8 of My Least Favorite Characters From Books and Movies.

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com We always talk about our favorite characters from different books and movies and tv shows, but every once in a while there's a character that you just don't like no matter how many times you read about them. Sometimes they're just a mild annoyance, other times they make you want …

Nicholas Sparks Books You Should Read.

Photo by Mark Stebnicki on Pexels.com Nicholas Sparks is another who has established himself as THE author for sad romance novels set along the Carolina coast. He's been around for a number of years now and people either love him or hate him. Most of his books follow the general formula for a storyline, so …

10 Books by Beverly Lewis You Should Read.

Photo by Chris F on Pexels.com I can't say I obsessively read Amish fiction. I'm fascinated with their culture, and even more so now that I live in an area that has more Amish than I've ever seen in my life. But I have read some Amish fiction, most particularly Beverly Lewis. I met her …

60 Things That Make Me Happy.

Photo by Nina Uhlu00edkovu00e1 on Pexels.com My husband.My dog.Long walks.Reading a good book.Warm, sunny days.Traveling to new places.Finding a book that I've been looking for forever.The weekend so I can be with my husband and dog.Falling straight to sleep.Writing/blogging.Having a good idea.Seeing Alaska for the first time this year.Seeing a whale and a moose in …

5 Things I Like About Tasting Watermelon.

I was looking around for post ideas (again and I came across this neat idea about playing the adjective game with your senses. You can do it for any of your senses but they gave the example of what you like about tasting a certain food. Today I want to focus on watermelon. It’s a …